Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20133420731
Observation time: 12/08/2013 342.31377 0731 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2013 |
| Fractional day of year |
342.313767 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
27109.5 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
FR |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
| X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
213.158 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-97.013 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
4.537 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0280 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0194 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.17, 5.78, 6.30 |
Event added to database
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Wed Jun 11 00:01:11 2014
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Event last processed
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Wed Jun 11 02:35:20 2014
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Method selected
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RH08
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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251.519 ± 2567.297
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Asymptotic
plasma
parameters (About, Top)
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Parameter
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Upstream
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Downstream
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| Vx GSE [km/s] |
-494.5 ± 9.2 |
-636.8 ± 5.0 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
32.4 ± 15.7 |
14.2 ± 12.1 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-22.7 ± 15.2 |
-37.1 ± 5.6 |
| Wi [km/s] |
98.5 ± 13.5 |
60.8 ± 2.2 |
| We [km/s] |
3115.7 ± 425.4 |
1921.1 ± 70.6 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.7 ± 1.3 |
3.0 ± 0.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-0.5 ± 1.5 |
-2.4 ± 0.7 |
| By GSE [nT] |
7.7 ± 1.5 |
3.5 ± 1.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
3.9 ± 1.7 |
1.4 ± 0.7 |
Plasma Beta
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1.950 ± 1.593
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1.105 ± 1.038
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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127.20 ± 17.37
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78.43 ± 2.88
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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83.44 ± 23.72
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58.56 ± 4.77
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.884 ± 0.205 |
0.464 ± 0.389 |
0.056 ± 0.056 |
3.24 ± 21.84 |
152.33 ± 25.21 |
| VC |
-0.988 ± 0.018 |
-0.122 ± 0.120 |
-0.099 ± 0.099 |
-5.69 ± 5.94 |
187.03 ± 6.98 |
| MX1 |
-0.961 ± 0.103 |
0.248 ± 0.392 |
0.125 ± 0.124 |
7.15 ± 9.45 |
165.54 ± 23.38 |
| MX2 |
-0.958 ± 0.127 |
0.271 ± 0.446 |
0.098 ± 0.098 |
5.65 ± 11.63 |
164.22 ± 26.67 |
| MX3 |
-0.960 ± 0.086 |
0.220 ± 0.342 |
0.175 ± 0.174 |
10.10 ± 11.78 |
167.08 ± 20.41 |
| RH08 |
-0.041 ± 0.026 |
0.553 ± 0.025 |
-0.832 ± 0.545 |
-56.35 ± 1.73 |
94.26 ± 2.66 |
| RH09 |
-0.062 ± 0.071 |
0.567 ± 0.057 |
-0.821 ± 0.550 |
-55.21 ± 3.98 |
96.27 ± 7.10 |
| RH10 |
-0.062 ± 0.071 |
0.567 ± 0.057 |
-0.821 ± 0.550 |
-55.21 ± 3.98 |
96.27 ± 7.10 |
| Average |
-0.614 |
0.346 |
-0.265 |
-18.288 |
140.376 |
| Median |
-0.884 |
0.464 |
0.056 |
3.236 |
164.224 |
| Deviation |
0.464 |
0.240 |
0.470 |
31.221 |
38.270 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
59.7 ± 13.5 |
312.1 ± 18.6 |
0.55 ± 0.16 |
| VC |
85.6 ± 13.1 |
344.4 ± 28.8 |
0.55 ± 0.16 |
| MX1 |
69.8 ± 12.3 |
329.8 ± 22.4 |
0.55 ± 0.16 |
| MX2 |
69.3 ± 12.6 |
328.8 ± 22.3 |
0.55 ± 0.16 |
| MX3 |
70.1 ± 11.7 |
329.2 ± 22.3 |
0.55 ± 0.16 |
| RH08 |
81.9 ± 9.0 |
44.9 ± 5.2 |
0.55 ± 0.16 |
| RH09 |
80.8 ± 9.2 |
53.8 ± 5.3 |
0.55 ± 0.16 |
| RH10 |
80.8 ± 9.2 |
53.8 ± 36.5 |
0.55 ± 0.16 |
| Average |
74.8 |
224.6 |
0.55 |
| Median |
80.8 |
328.8 |
0.55 |
| Deviation |
8.8 |
144.2 |
0.00 |
Upstream wave speeds
and
mach numbers (About, Top)
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Method
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dV
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Slow
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Intermediate
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Fast
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Slow
Mach
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Fast
Mach
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| MC |
-138.9 ± 8.5 |
34.7 ± 5.5 |
42.1 ± 12.0 |
150.2 ± 10.8 |
-4.10 ± 0.70 |
-0.93 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
-142.3 ± 9.8 |
5.1 ± 0.8 |
6.3 ± 1.8 |
154.2 ± 10.7 |
-28.67 ± 5.51 |
-0.93 ± 0.09 |
| MX1 |
-150.5 ± 8.7 |
23.3 ± 3.6 |
28.7 ± 8.2 |
152.4 ± 10.7 |
-6.59 ± 1.12 |
-0.99 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
-151.3 ± 8.5 |
24.0 ± 3.8 |
29.5 ± 8.4 |
152.3 ± 10.7 |
-6.45 ± 1.10 |
-1.00 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
-148.5 ± 9.2 |
23.0 ± 3.6 |
28.4 ± 8.1 |
152.5 ± 10.7 |
-6.58 ± 1.12 |
-0.98 ± 0.07 |
| RH8 |
-12.3 ± 14.3 |
9.4 ± 1.5 |
11.7 ± 3.3 |
154.0 ± 10.7 |
-1.39 ± 1.62 |
-0.08 ± 0.10 |
| RH9 |
-14.0 ± 14.2 |
10.7 ± 1.7 |
13.3 ± 3.8 |
153.9 ± 10.7 |
-1.39 ± 1.42 |
-0.09 ± 0.10 |
| RH10 |
-14.0 ± 14.2 |
10.7 ± 1.7 |
13.3 ± 3.8 |
153.9 ± 10.7 |
-1.39 ± 1.42 |
-0.09 ± 0.10 |
| Average |
-96.5 |
17.6 |
21.7 |
152.9 |
-7.1 |
-0.6 |
| Median |
-138.9 |
23.0 |
28.4 |
153.9 |
-4.1 |
-0.9 |
| Deviation |
68.9 |
10.1 |
12.2 |
1.3 |
9.0 |
0.5 |
Downstream wave speeds
and
mach numbers (About, Top)
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Method
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dV
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Slow
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Intermediate
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Fast
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Slow
Mach
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Fast
Mach
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| MC |
-255.5 ± 5.4 |
24.4 ± 1.3 |
29.5 ± 2.4 |
94.9 ± 2.3 |
-10.51 ± 0.60 |
-2.69 ± 0.10 |
| VC |
-286.5 ± 6.1 |
3.6 ± 0.2 |
4.5 ± 0.4 |
97.9 ± 2.4 |
-80.60 ± 2.67 |
-2.93 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
-280.9 ± 4.1 |
16.3 ± 0.8 |
20.2 ± 1.6 |
96.6 ± 2.4 |
-17.22 ± 0.82 |
-2.91 ± 0.08 |
| MX2 |
-281.2 ± 4.3 |
16.8 ± 0.9 |
20.7 ± 1.7 |
96.5 ± 2.3 |
-16.76 ± 0.81 |
-2.91 ± 0.08 |
| MX3 |
-278.5 ± 3.9 |
16.2 ± 0.8 |
19.9 ± 1.6 |
96.6 ± 2.4 |
-17.27 ± 0.82 |
-2.88 ± 0.08 |
| RH8 |
-20.0 ± 7.4 |
6.6 ± 0.3 |
8.2 ± 0.7 |
97.8 ± 2.4 |
-3.05 ± 1.13 |
-0.21 ± 0.08 |
| RH9 |
-24.4 ± 7.5 |
7.5 ± 0.4 |
9.3 ± 0.8 |
97.7 ± 2.4 |
-3.26 ± 1.02 |
-0.25 ± 0.08 |
| RH10 |
-24.4 ± 7.5 |
7.5 ± 0.4 |
9.3 ± 0.8 |
97.7 ± 2.4 |
-3.26 ± 1.02 |
-0.25 ± 0.08 |
| Average |
-181.4 |
12.3 |
15.2 |
97.0 |
-19.0 |
-1.9 |
| Median |
-255.5 |
16.2 |
19.9 |
97.7 |
-10.5 |
-2.7 |
| Deviation |
131.6 |
7.1 |
8.6 |
1.0 |
25.7 |
1.4 |
Survey interval (About, Top)
Selected
data (About, Top)
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Key plasma parameters
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Velocity
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Magnetic Field
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Simple
Methods
(About, Top)
Rankine Chi^2
Contour (About, Top)
Shock
Speed (About, Top)
Theta Bn (About, Top)
Mach Numbers (About, Top)
Page updated Fri Jun 13 11:06:02 2014
Michael L Stevens
(mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)
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